It's funny that so many people here are worried about there not being enough competition in wireless carriers, while so many people here cheer for Blackberry and Windows Phone to disappear, leaving nothing but the Google/Apple duopoly.

Jayshmay said:I wouldn't say dissappear, it's Apple I'm sick of. It's as if there are no individuals anymore, everybody is the same.

At least with Android everyones manufacturer is different, different screen sizes.

Unless someone has the IPhone 5, everyones Iphones is the exact same size,

I view Apple products as a cult!!! A way for people to lose their individuality. No different than Hollister shirts, or A & F shifts, just a bunch of clones people are.

Totally agree. I laugh whenever I see these Asians with iPhones and Hollister/A&F clothing. What do they think, it's being American or something? Those clothes weren't designed for them. The blacks are worse I'm sorry. Not a racist thi...(continues)

Perhaps some do... But I don't. I was there when Verizon announced their merger with Alltel. Even then, while the rest of my co-workers at the call center cheered. I shook my head. I realized even then what "synergies" really means. Broken necks and slashed throats. I saw a whole lot of people who had transferred along with me to build that call center lose their jobs in favor of cheaper Alltel workers. No thanks. Keep Blackberry (of course, I want a Q10 really badly) and Windows Phone around.

Isn't that a good thing. That means more coverage area for the big companies. Which means the subscribers will be happier that they can use their phones. That is the problem with Sprint and T-Mobile is that even though they have great plans their coverage isn't as good and so people leave them.

As a matter of fact, in order to build LTE Networks they are tearing down their EDGE network...because they don't have enough to run an EDGE, a 3G a HSPA+ and an LTE network at the same time......and they just gave a truckload of spectrum to T-Mobile too after the acquisition failed to go through.......some 'hoarding''......

Refarming that would take a bit of time though, which would leave many rural customers without service for an extended period. I'm in Arkansas and many people live in lightly populated areas and are heavily wooded, so they rely on those EDGE towers and the lower frequencies that ATT and Verizon incorporate.

Capacity shall be a non-issue as well. In rural areas, population is low and has coverage also by Verizon subs and some rural carriers.

Metropolitan areas conversely covered by up to 8 carriers in many cities, also splits up pops. This ultimately lightens the load on the spectrum of AT&T and Verizon. Not to mention has 3G is phased out over the next 4 years, this will free up even more spectrum for the respective carriers.

These larger carries conjure up needy excuses for spectrum as though they feel they are the only one providing service for the entire population.

As Rich had explained in a nice manner, AT&T needs to worry more about using the nationwide spectrum holdings they already have rather than trying to hold spectrum as r...(continues)

No. The question is how should at&t be allowed to obtain more soectrum? The answer should NOT be by gobbling up its competitors. The government is auctioning off new soectrum. Let them obtain the spectrum it needs in that manner.

I'd bet if Verizon (who has less of a need of spectrum than AT&T) were buying Cricket instead, everyone here would be praising it, but since AT&T is buying Cricket, they have to be criticized for it. Totally unfair for AT&T.

No people would be criticizing that one too. There are lovers and haters of all the companies. One site you read the praise on another you read the hate. I replyed to a story on Phonescoop and I was being bashed for hating Sprint. I commented on Androidcentral about hating Sprint and people joined in.